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84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 907, Chapter 1173 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 907, Chapter 1173

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the powers and duties of the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System and to workers' compensation coverage for employees of the system's components.
Date: June 19, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Allen Pang, June 19, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Allen Pang, June 19, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Allen Pang. Pang was born to Chinese rice farmers on Oahu. The students at his high school were predominantly of Japanese descent, and he served alongside them in the ROTC upon entering college at the University of Hawaii. Hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, his group volunteered for the Territorial Guard. The Japanese-American students were sent to a labor battalion, while Pang enjoyed guard duty. He laments on the unfairness of this arrangement, as the Japanese-Americans were loyal to the United States. When the Territorial Guard was dissolved, Pang entered the Army Air Forces as an aviation cadet. Upon completion of flight training, he was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Group, 432nd Bombardment Squadron, in Algeria. The unit moved to a base in Sardinia from which Pang bombed Southern Italy as a B-26 bombardier navigator. Pang details mission procedure, from briefing to debriefing, and describes the method by which a bomber would signal their fighter escort to intervene. After moving to Corsica he expanded targets across Italy and into Southern France, flying a total of 68 missions. Pang returned home and was stationed in Hawaii when the …
Date: June 19, 2015
Creator: Pang, Allen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 115, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 2015 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 115, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 2015

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 19, 2015
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Allen Pang, June 19, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Allen Pang, June 19, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Allen Pang. Pang was born to Chinese rice farmers on Oahu. The students at his high school were predominantly of Japanese descent, and he served alongside them in the ROTC upon entering college at the University of Hawaii. Hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, his group volunteered for the Territorial Guard. The Japanese-American students were sent to a labor battalion, while Pang enjoyed guard duty. He laments on the unfairness of this arrangement, as the Japanese-Americans were loyal to the United States. When the Territorial Guard was dissolved, Pang entered the Army Air Forces as an aviation cadet. Upon completion of flight training, he was assigned to the 17th Bombardment Group, 432nd Bombardment Squadron, in Algeria. The unit moved to a base in Sardinia from which Pang bombed Southern Italy as a B-26 bombardier navigator. Pang details mission procedure, from briefing to debriefing, and describes the method by which a bomber would signal their fighter escort to intervene. After moving to Corsica he expanded targets across Italy and into Southern France, flying a total of 68 missions. Pang returned home and was stationed in Hawaii when the …
Date: June 19, 2015
Creator: Pang, Allen
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 25, Pages 3731-4070, June 19, 2015 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 25, Pages 3731-4070, June 19, 2015

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: June 19, 2015
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 2015 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: June 19, 2015
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History